Ornamental article.



H'. Wl. WOOTTON.

.ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I0. I9I5.

l ,2 l @.Q Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

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Hnnnrn'rra MEADE woor'ron, or Bos'ron. MASsAcHUsnr'rs.

ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1,214,402. Original application led March 20,

`ifatented Jan. 30?, MMT?.

1914, Serial No. 826,106. Divided and this application filed February10, 1915. Serial N0. 7,449.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRIETTA MEADE Woor'roN, of Boston,n inthe countyof Suffol" and State 0f Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulOrnamental Article, of which the following is a specification, thisapplication being a division of my application filed March 20, 1914,Serial No. 826,106.

The main object of my invention is to provide an ornamental articlecomprising a plurality of elements forming a design an to provide meansfor suitably holding the elements in their proper relative positions andmy invention comprises an ornamental article which accomplishes theseobjects and in the preferred form l provide a buttery, a milkweedbackground and grasses to form a design and these are not only heldbyother members but also have a cooperating holding function of theirown.

1n the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan of a' plaque embodying myinvention;` Fig. 2 is an end view thereof; Fig. 3 isa partial sec- Fig.1 but on a larger scale on line 3; Fig. tis a detail of the milkweedfibers being substantially parallel to each other; Fig. 5 is a detailshowing the parts of a butteryv; Fig. 6 is a plan showing one ply ofwaterproof material; and Fig. 7 is a plan showing the double ply of saidmaterial. y

, Base A is preferably circular and made of glass and upon it I placethe elements of the design these cons-isting mainly, in the embodimentillustrated, of a uffy milkweed background B, foliage or grasses D and abuttery E. In making the butterfly I prefer to provide a base e ofgummed paper upon which is placed the artificial body e preferably ofcardboard or similar material suitably colored. rlhe natural wings e2,e2 are then stuck on to the base e and the natural feelers es, es areglued to the head portion of the artificial body. This method of makingthe butterfly results in a relatively fiat element of the design whichpreserves its shape and integrality.

1 preferably use the bers of milkweed as a background, ause they arewhite and typify the sky, the butterfly being represented as flying amonthe grasses or the like such as foliage. T e fibers of the milkweed maybe parallel as shown in detail in Fig. 4 or the stem may be centrallyarranged with relation to its fibers as shown at B in Fig. 1, this formhaving the appearance of a star in the sky background. 'llhe yieldingfibrous milkweed holds the other elements against lateral displacement,this being clearly illustrated in Fig. 3, itbeing clear that themilkweed has not only the function of being a part of the design butalso the function of holding other elements against lateral displacementwhich would destroy the design.

rlhe fibers of the milkweed are, of course, in an orderly arrangementand, as illustrated, some of the fibers are in groups with the fiberssubstantially arallel or side by side and others have the bers radiatingfrom their stems. Milkweed is lustrous and produces a gleaming orshimmering effect on the eye particularly when in such arrangement, thusimparting a representation or typification of the sky which is enhancedby the winged creature or creatures which are supported by the surfaceof the milkweed. 1n other wo-rds, the ornamental' article as a wholerepresents the butterfly or other winged creature as in its naturalelement, viz.: the air, with a brilliant sky as the immediate backgroundfor the butterfly.

When the elements parent cover F, preferably circular, 1s brought intoposition and a strip of flexible moisture proof material G, such aselectric tape, is applied so as to cover the edges and extend inwardlyalong the outer faces of the base and cover. rlhis material is also eX-tended well inwardly between the base and cover so that kit not onlyprevents moisture, air,` insects and other foreign matter from enteringbetween the base and cover and holds them together by reason oftheadhesion between the glass and the gum of said tape, but it also spacesthe base and cover at the proper distance apart so that the elements ofthe design will ybe held `in proper relative position but will not becrushed and of course some slight pressure may be used because of theyielding nature of the milkare 1n place a trans-v weed background. Aslight opening may Y exist Vat g between the ends of strip G andtherefore I provide a similar strip G of moisture proof material outsideof strip G, the ends of strip G being at g and therefore the opening gis completely covered by strip G. rlhese strips G and G prevent relativerotation between the base and cover and so prevent any possibledisarrangement of the design. Outside strip Gis placed a metal rim Hwhich aids in holding the parts together.

What I claim is:

l. In an ornamental article the combination of a background; a butterflyconsisting of a base, an artificial body and natural Wings mounted onsaid base; and means to hold the background and butterfly in position.

2. In an ornamental article the combination With a background, atransparent cover and a composite Winged creature consisting of a flatartificial body and natural Wings secured together, means for holdingsaid composite Winged creature on said vbackground beneath saidtransparent cover.

3. In an ornamental article the combination with a background, atransparent cover and a composite Winged creature consisting of anartificial body and natural Wings secured together, means for holdingsaid composite Wlnged creature on said background beneath saidtransparent cover.

4. In an ornamental article, a composite Winged creature consisting ofan artificial body and natural wings so secured together as to simulatethe natural creature.

5. In an ornamental article the combination of a background, a compositeWinged creature consisting of a base, an artificial body and naturalwings mounted on said base, and means to hold the background andcomposite Winged creature in position.

l HENRIETT MEADE WOOTTON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE A. RooKwELL, GEO. N. GoDDARD.

